Malayan porcupine vs Tiny vetch

Hystrix brachyura compared with Vicia hirsuta

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan porcupine	Tiny vetch
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Hystricidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Hystrix	Vicia
Species	Hystrix brachyura	Vicia hirsuta

Conservation Status

Malayan porcupine

LC — Least Concern

Tiny vetch

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan porcupine	Tiny vetch
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan porcupine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, Norway, and United Kingdom.

Tiny vetch

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (15 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Argentina, Chile, Ecuador).